diff --git a/todo.cfg b/todo.cfg
index 4d6adc8..0ab7d9b 100644
--- a/todo.cfg
+++ b/todo.cfg
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # Your todo.txt directory (this should be an absolute path)
 #export TODO_DIR="/Users/gina/Documents/todo"
-export TODO_DIR=$(dirname "$0")
+export TODO_DIR=${HOME:-$USERPROFILE}
 
 # Your todo/done/report.txt locations
 export TODO_FILE="$TODO_DIR/todo.txt"